Final injury report confirms suspicion regarding Miami Dolphins starters ahead of showdown with Tennessee Titans
The Miami Dolphins will indeed be without a trio of starters when they face the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night Football. The final injury report was released on Saturday, and two players who have missed practice while dealing with concussions – LT Terron Armstead and CB Kendall Fuller – have been listed as out. LB […]
The Miami Dolphins will indeed be without a trio of starters when they face the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night Football.
The final injury report was released on Saturday, and two players who have missed practice while dealing with concussions – LT Terron Armstead and CB Kendall Fuller – have been listed as out. LB David Long, Jr. has been listed as doubtful with a hamstring injury.
The option to replace Armstead is unclear. Tackles Kendall Lamm and Patrick Paul are both options, but Mike McDaniel was uncommitted when asked about who will start in Armstead's place – as well as Fuller's – during his press conference on Saturday.
“That’s something that the answer is incomplete," McDaniel said. "There’s certain situations where the reps are few and far between so you kind of have to hedge your bet earlier in the week and then have contingency plans. There’s other scenarios in both of those positions, I feel like there’s some very good, competitive options and we have one more day of assessment before we can make that decision. However, I do feel good about both positions being adequately resourced during the course of the game. So you know what? This day matters. Practice matters and we’ll get some more information after that.”
Miami could have Skylar Thompson, who's listed as questionable, available in an emergency QB3 capacity, but it's going to be Tyler Huntley and Tim Boyle as QBs 1 and 2 for the contest, respectively.
The Dolphins will also have both CBs Storm Duck and Siran Neal available for the contest, which is of high importance after Fuller was ruled out for the game. Duck could see extensive work with Fuller out, as Neal should continue his role as a key special teams contributor.
RB Raheem Mostert and WR Malik Washington are both questionable. Their status will be made known formally when the inactives are released an hour and a half before kickoff on Monday night.
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